What causes sinking slabs in villas and townhouses?
A sunken slab is one of the most common—and stressful—structural issues for homeowners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Whether you have a noticeable dip in your living room or a gap appearing between your floor and the baseboards, a sinking floor means the ground beneath your home has failed.
The hidden triggers of slab settlement in the UAE
Sabkha soil conditions
Many coastal communities in the UAE are built on or near sabkha (salt flats). This highly variable soil is notorious for its poor load-bearing capacity and susceptibility to moisture-induced expansion and collapse.
Hidden water leaks
A minor, undetected plumbing leak under your villa can slowly wash away the soil over time, creating a massive void under the house. The heavy concrete slab eventually collapses into this empty space.
Poor initial compaction
If the soil was not properly compacted by the developer before the concrete was poured, the sheer weight of your villa will cause the ground to slowly compress over the years.
The clean, zero-excavation Geobear soil injection solution
You do not need to move out or tear up your expensive flooring to fix a sunken slab.
Geobear specializes in slab settlement repair in Dubai and across the UAE.
Our soil injection is installed through small diameter holes in the affected floor.
The geopolymer expands, compacts the loose soil, and can even lift the sunken slabs back to level.
Sunken slabs becoming a concern?
Contact us today to learn more about our non-disruptive soil injection solutions.
